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The Music Industry 🎶 Ayra Starr performed at the Eagles v. Jaguars halftime show in London, making her the first African artist to headline an NFL International Games Halftime Show - October 11, 2026
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u/tulipinacup pup culture chat 🐶🐾 1d ago
And she killed it 👏👏
The full performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLU7MMa5U-o
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u/BakedPlantains I’ve been noticing gravity since I was very young 1d ago
Naija no dey carry last 🇳🇬🇳🇬 I want to show this to my parents but they're conservative Nigerian Protestants so you'll all have to indulge me here
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u/Neither_Complaint938 1d ago edited 1d ago
Still ready for her to fully pop off pop girl mode
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u/Lady_night_shade not about to ‘back that ass up’ with Sharon 🔙🍑🆙 1d ago
I’ve never heard of her until now, but so am I! Her vocals are so fantastic.
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u/mojambowhatisthescen 1d ago
In case anyone knows: I’ve been seeing NFL games happen in London in recent years. I assume a good amount of Americans live in the city who follow the NFL, but has the local fan following also increased?
From living in London ~10 years ago, I don’t remember coming across any local NFL fans, so just wondering if that has significantly changed since.
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u/xflare2000 1d ago
lot of empty seats in the background .. are they trying to make NFL happen in the UK?
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u/Mmm_whatchasay_aye 1d ago
They’re trying to make the NFL international, as in multiple different countries. Which causes jet lag for the players and throws off their schedules and not all of the fields they play at are high quality. One of the last international games wasn’t even fully covered in grass and had multiple bare spots which could easily cause injury.
I haven’t watched the NFL in years mainly due to how poorly they treat their players, not caring about injuries and trauma, while also putting them on pedestals and not holding players accountable for their behaviors.
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u/BusyBeeBridgette Live, Laugh, Toaster Bath 1d ago
Places like Wembley Stadium in London have held NFL games for decades. My dad took me to one in the early 90s. However they have never really been a seat filler.
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u/indianajoes We Should All Know Less About Each Other 1d ago
Have been for a while. They show it on TV every week now and I think they're doing more games in the UK than they used to
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u/Mozzafella 1d ago
It was sold out, but this was at half time so folks were getting food and drink etc
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u/Average_Ant_Games 1d ago
Don’t want to be that guy, but this sounds exactly like it does on her record. Total lip sync
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u/BakedPlantains I’ve been noticing gravity since I was very young 1d ago
You can hear her taking breaths
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u/Forsaken-Swim-3055 1d ago
The caption says African artist for a reason. Raye, JME and Giggs performed the halftime show in London last year.
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u/Which_Possession1135 1d ago
If you read the post, you would know😁. But since you can't i'll help you, her name is Ayra Starr. She's a Nigerian Singer
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